| international code | EX-UE11 |
bubble_chart Category Extra point.
bubble_chart Etymology
"Shi" (十), ten; "xuan" (宣), to dispell. This acupoint has the function of draining pathogenic heat and is used to treat headaches, sore throat, and other disorders. It is located at the tips of ten fingers, hence the name "Shixuan" (ten dispersions).
bubble_chart Location
At the tips of ten fingers, 0.1 cun from the free margin of nails. There are ten points in total, five on each hand.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Vessels: arterial and venous networks formed by proper palmar digital arteries and veins.
- Nerve: proper palmar digital nerves.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 0.1～0.2 cun.
bubble_chart Efficacy
high fever with delirium, heatstroke with vomiting and diarrhea, tonsillitis, hypertension, coma, syncope, infantile convulsion, numbness of fingertips.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Acute infantile convulsion: Shixuan (EX-UE11), Taichong (LR3), Hegu (LI4), Renzhong, Dazhui (GV14), Yongquan (KI1), Quchi (LI11).
- Toxic shock: Shixuan (EX-UE11), Baihui (GV20), Kunlun (BL60), Shangjuxu ( ST37), Xiaxi (GB43).
- Heatstroke: Shixuan (EX-UE11), Renzhong, Baihui (GV20), Dazhui (GV14), Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4), Shenmen (HT7), Weizhong (BL40) ,Quze (PC3).
bubble_chart Notes
Qixiao Liangfang is named Shixuan (EX-UE11).
